Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 21, 2020
Many new entrepreneurs are so excited by their latest idea that they can’t resist contacting every investor they know, assuming the investor will be equally excited and want to contribute immediately. Others will work hard on a business plan, and then mail it indiscriminately to every potential investor they can find on the Internet. Both of these approaches are a waste of your time and theirs.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 26, 2020
If you have recently taken on a management position or own a business, you may be looking at methods that can increase your rapport with your team and help you to become a better leader. Excellent and genuine leadership is vital to the operations of most businesses, as effective communication and high levels of employee contentment can increase the efficiency of your business and the amount of growth that your company experiences.
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The Startup Magazine
MARCH 25, 2020
You might be wondering: is QuickBooks Desktop being phased out? QuickBooks consistently gets rated as the best accounting software but most of those reviews talk about QuickBooks Online. This makes it understandable why many people fear the desktop version of the software application is being phased out. The first step of any QuickBooks Desktop “101 level” overview is to identify if the application is going to be around for the long-term.
Version One Ventures
MARCH 25, 2020
In these unprecedented times, we know that controlling the spread of novel coronavirus requires social distancing and testing. While all of us are doing our parts to stay at home, there’s a lot of confusion, chaos and frustration surrounding coronavirus testing in the US. . Before going further, I want to be clear that I am not a medical doctor or researcher.
Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic
Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in
Transformify
MARCH 23, 2020
Years ago, when we founded Transformify , all-remote companies were rare and remote jobs were ‘’reserved’’ for digital nomads who could afford the luxury to work and travel as their online businesses were location independent. Traveling around the world, I met startup founders, forex traders, marketers, online shop owners, travel bloggers, Instagram influencers and digital business entrepreneurs of all kinds.
Hearpreneur
MARCH 25, 2020
When the going gets rough in business, you’ll need motivation to keep moving. Motivating yourself can be hard but practicing consistent habits such as reminding yourself of why you started can be a major boost. A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking. Here are the various ways entrepreneurs and business owners stay motivated in business. #1- Switched to something fun and doable.
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deal architect
MARCH 25, 2020
The one thing I vividly remember from my first few days as an audit rookie at PwC was a class where the instructor said "never forget - an internal control should deliver more savings than the burden it puts on.
Duct Tape Marketing
MARCH 25, 2020
Becoming Your Best Virtual You written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on Becoming Your Best Virtual You. Virtual and work from home is getting a lot of hype right now, for obvious reasons. I’ve been a big fan of virtual work for many years, and there are some tools I’ve come to love and rely on over the years.
Hearpreneur
MARCH 22, 2020
#NotMe is a mobile resolution-seeking platform that serves both individuals and organizations to combat workplace misconduct. #NotMe founder and CEO, and expert workplace harassment lawyer, Ariel Weindling, has made it his mission to combat issues of misconduct, making the world a safer place for everyone. #NotMe’s unique AI algorithms monitor each situation and provide reports that help monitor every incident.
The Startup Magazine
MARCH 26, 2020
The following is reprinted by The Startup Magazine with permission of author Henry S. Givray, Chairman & Former CEO, SmithBucklin; Creator & Facilitator – Leadership’s Calling®, SmithBucklin Leadership Institute. The accelerating pace of news and impending impact of the COVID-19 crisis can be scary, numbing, stressful and overwhelming, creating angst, fear and even panic in people.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
MARCH 22, 2020
It’s true to say that the need to defend your business, and the means in which it may struggle to do so, are greater than ever. No longer are the days of fending off hoodlums from breaking into your retail store so common, although this can and does happen. The overwhelming majority of security breaches your company will face will come through technological means, often through intellectual property theft, data collection or attacks intended to shut down your operations.
ConversionXL
MARCH 25, 2020
The traditional blog format—regular, sequential publishing of diary-style entries—no longer makes sense for most businesses. To be honest, it never did. A B2B website that educates potential buyers isn’t a personal “weblog.” It doesn’t toss out unsubstantiated opinions. It doesn’t age the same way. The earliest articles may cover the most valuable topics, but our throwaway content culture lets older posts rot.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 27, 2020
As a startup advisor, I see many aspiring entrepreneurs whose primary motivation seems to be to work part time, or get rich quick, or avoid anyone else telling them what to do. Let me assure you, from personal experience, and from helping many successful as well as struggling entrepreneurs, that starting a business is hard work, and doesn’t come with any of the benefits mentioned.
The Startup Magazine
MARCH 25, 2020
If you want your startup business to enjoy unparalleled long-term success, you have to get the basics right during the earliest stages of its conception. It’s important to lay solid foundations right from the beginning, which is why you should seek to put all of the advice laid out below into practice. If you do, you’ll be sure to give your company the best possible start in life.
Board Effect
MARCH 23, 2020
This week, the board of the Alice Paul Institute – where I serve as Vice Chair – held its first “virtual” board meeting because of the COVID-19 crisis , and it seems likely that the next few monthly meetings will follow suit. Alice Paul Institute is run by a very small, dedicated staff carrying out an impressive mission. Our headquarters is at Paulsdale, a 250-year-old Quaker farmhouse located in Mt.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
MARCH 26, 2020
There’s no question that online hiring processes are convenient and efficient for employers and applicants alike. Thanks to artificial intelligence and other advancements in the HR industry, procedures are streamlined and applying for jobs is easier than ever before. AI-based software not only improves the resume review process, but also helps reduce bias in the hiring process.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 23, 2020
Too many entrepreneurs I meet in my role as a business advisor still seem to believe networking is all about selling and convincing everyone that what you have will change the world. While selling is still key with customers, networking with peers and investors today is still about building relationships , listening to the needs of someone else, and suggesting a win-win opportunity.
The Startup Magazine
MARCH 24, 2020
The world has been taken by storm by the new Coronavirus, Covid-19. With normal life grinding to a halt, data centres have become one of the key pillars holding the world together as people are instructed to stay at home. The operations teams are now key to our economic viability. With that in mind, here is a shortlist of lessons that every network operators can start to consider as we fight this pandemic.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 26, 2020
If you believe the locksmith profession has more to do with the past than the future, then you couldn’t be more wrong! Smart locks and technological developments have made the profession even more challenging and offers endless opportunities for the younger generation to develop a career as a locksmith. As a starting point, we still associate a locksmith with doors and keys.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
MARCH 24, 2020
When your technology goes down, or you require extra help, hiring an IT specialist that can assist you will help take the pressure off your shoulders. There is a lot to think about when it comes to backing up and managing your booking system by processing payments, updating and maintaining patient’s files. Using these top five tips can help you choose the right IT specialist for your dental practice.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 22, 2020
In their passion to succeed, too many entrepreneurs treat friends and family investments as “low-hanging” fruit, only to find out later, after a stumble, that the pain of lost relationships is greater than the loss of their beloved startup. Other entrepreneurs never start their adventure, because they can’t face the prospect of even approaching friends and family for an investment kick-start.
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 23, 2020
It’s amazing the havoc a 120-nanometer organism can wreak on the human race. Someone said that every 24 hours feels like a week. That would put us at the end of the school year, which kind of feels like what has actually happened. I expect this week will be as intense as last week. While there was almost no positive news last week on any front, I feel well organized around the things I’m working on.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 23, 2020
by Rich Armstrong and Steve Baker, co-authors of “ Get In The Game: How To Create Rapid Financial Results And Lasting Cultural Change “ Employee retention and turnover are important terms to every business owner and leader. But sometimes the driving factors behind why employees leave aren’t fully grasped or addressed by leadership, and if that disconnect persists, the business suffers while some of the best employees beat a path to the door.
Rembrandt Communications
MARCH 23, 2020
Fellow Entrepreneurs, We Can Get Through Tough Times! How are things going for you and your business right now? As entrepreneurs, many of us are really struggling as we fight changes due to COVID-19. However, there are some things you can do to keep your business (and mental health) going in a positive direction during this turbulent time. COVID-19 Small Business Tips for Survival.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 25, 2020
Most of you realize that survival in business today requires grabbing hold of tomorrow’s opportunities with disruptive innovation , before your competition or a new startup gets there. The challenge is to create a culture of forward thinking in your company, and avoid the traps of following the paths of least resistance and most comfort that appear in every mature company.
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 26, 2020
In addition to his leadership at Foundry, the companies he’s involved in, a number of initiatives in Colorado generally and Longmont specifically, and with his family, my partner Seth Levine has written several excellent posts in around the Covid Crisis. His first, Dealing with evolving information about Covid-19 was deeply personal and explained why it is so important to “being open to new and evolving information is so critically important in a time when what we know about Covid-19
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 26, 2020
by Wendy King is the Director of Health and Performance for Hub International. As social distancing becomes our new “norm” over at least the next several weeks, the pressures may be overwhelming. There are challenges finding childcare and keeping necessities stocked, never mind keeping yourself safe at work and out in the world. And how much disinfectant is enough, anyway?
Up and Running
MARCH 26, 2020
As I write this, we are neck-deep in the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis that comes with it. People are staying home, not buying, not working their gigs, losing their jobs. And we business owners need to make sure that our businesses not only survive this crisis but find ways to thrive. Which at this point in time, means having cash readily available. .
Hearpreneur
MARCH 22, 2020
Music can change your spirit. If you’re having a bad day and listen to your favorite song, it can change your entire mood. Music can also help you to get through difficult moments in life. One of the hardest things anyone can ever do is start and run a business. We knew that entrepreneurs have the best playlists and we decided to ask them their favourite tracks. #1-My Heroine.
VC Adventure
MARCH 25, 2020
My posts last week (which included predictions of pending lay-offs at technology businesses) prompted a number of people to reach out and ask a variant of the question: “How can I find a job in the middle of a shutdown/meltdown?” I don’t know that I have a great answer to that but I thought I’d take a stab at it with the hope that some of these ideas will be at least somewhat helpful to those that find themselves in the position of being out of work during this crisis.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 22, 2020
Python is one of the most popular coding languages in the world because of its object-oriented features, clean syntax and adaptability. Those who are interested in learning how to code in Python can find really good learning resources online. The following paid and free Python courses online are effective to learn to code using Python. Free Python Courses Online:-. 1.
VC Cafe
MARCH 27, 2020
As Major Leagues cancel their season in the US and the olympics postponed at least till 2021 to avoid public gatherings in the time of Covid-19, it’s a tough moment for sports and sports fans. As mentioned by The Vulture in “ What will ESPN do without sports? “: “From March Madness to Major League Baseball, auto racing to international soccer, leagues and events have been suspended, postponed, and outright canceled, all in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus&#
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 27, 2020
Amy and I recently joined a campaign created by Dave and Suzanne Hoover to fund a $100,000 match for the Impact on Education Foundation for Boulder Valley Schools Critical Needs Fund. School closures due to COVID-19 have a direct impact on BVSD students and families. This fund supports BVSD food services to ensure families receive nutritious meals. It also provides school supplies to assist with at-home learning.
Where to Play
MARCH 23, 2020
The post A structured wonder in the dark: how to identify and set your ‘Plan B’ appeared first on Where to Play. The world today is no longer the same as it was just a month ago. The uncertainty of a worldwide pandemic creates a new reality not only for each and every one of us personally, but also for your business. In fact, whatever your product/market fit was last month- chances are you will need to change or adapt it to meet the new norms.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 27, 2020
Spreading the word about your business is vital to enable you to create a constant stream of customers and to generate a buzz around your company within its first few weeks of opening. However, if you are starting a business for the first time, letting everyone know that you are open for business can be daunting. This guide will take you through some of the easiest ways that your company can become a permanent mark on the landscape before long.
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 22, 2020
I remember looking at other people on the street the day after 9/11. Everyone was just so sad. It was a shared moment in time where nothing needed to be said, and all we could muster was a slight nod to acknowledge that what you were feeling, everyone else was feeling, too. It felt like things would never be the same. Yet, it wasn’t very long after before I was on a plane.
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